Oops! I forgot my baby Yew in my earlier post!

Hi, everybody,

I just discovered that I forgot to show and discuss my baby Yamadori in my earlier Yew maintenance post! This Taxus baccata Yamadori was some 10 years ago given to me by my dear old Bonsai friend Terry Foster when I was a guest in his welcome home in the North of England. Terry and his lovely wife Charlotte took me in as one of their own every time I was one of the instructors at Tony Tickle’s “BURRS” weekend extravaganzas! And as if that was not enough…I always left with some sort of wonderful gift! Such a shame that we live so far apart! They both feel like family to us!

Below: November 2008. “Little Terry” as we named it, just after cleaning the wood and the deadwood (Jin and Shari) and treating it with Lime sulphur and wiring and styling it! Height: This 21 cm/ 8.5 Inch high. Such a little gem! 🙂

Below: Just before I pruned it. Last year it was allowed to grow freely for a whole season to recover from a bad winter! Pot: Brian Allbright. (UK)

Below: After cutting the new shoots and pinching the old needles. The too-long branches will be cut back as soon as new buds or shoots have appeared!

I hope you enjoyed this late entry to the Yew maintenance post?! Little Terry became a bit jealous! 🙂

Cheers,

Hans van Meer.

Info: karamottobonsai@hotmail.com

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